Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 2
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 329▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 41▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeders heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Light demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.34/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$114.34
56 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550118.8665445
Medium and Large 2-355795.8953411thin
One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
114.34
—
KY average27 barns · 5,988 hd
118.46
−4.12
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,53271.221,0915thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59145.167184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27644.0256214
CowsLean 85-90%Average95239.193735thin

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360128.00/cwt128.00–128.004611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420133.56/cwt125.00–138.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535119.50/cwt119.00–120.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627133.97/cwt133.00–135.0084023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635126.98/cwt125.00–130.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810117.00/cwt117.00–117.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875109.00/cwt109.00–109.009541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-327594.37/cwt91.00–98.002602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295108.00/cwt108.00–108.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320114.00/cwt114.00–114.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365100.00/cwt100.00–100.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380118.00/cwt118.00–118.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420110.58/cwt105.00–116.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-346599.00/cwt99.00–99.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475116.43/cwt111.00–121.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528109.45/cwt104.00–116.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568114.00/cwt114.00–114.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603126.32/cwt126.00–126.5076220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371594.00/cwt94.00–94.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733107.44/cwt102.00–113.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376391.51/cwt91.00–92.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387090.00/cwt90.00–90.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295133.00/cwt133.00–133.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295113.00/cwt113.00–113.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340126.00/cwt126.00–126.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410103.00/cwt103.00–103.004221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415103.00/cwt103.00–103.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458134.92/cwt130.00–140.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483109.76/cwt105.00–115.005304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-351597.50/cwt97.00–98.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543101.00/cwt100.00–102.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361091.00/cwt91.00–91.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695116.00/cwt116.00–116.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43563.00/cwt63.00–63.009041
Bulls——1,55673.28/cwt70.00–76.001,1404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89342.97/cwt41.50–44.503842
Cows—Lean 85-90%99236.67/cwt34.50–40.003643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18837.15/cwt35.00–40.504413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30045.90/cwt42.00–50.5059711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58846.88/cwt43.00–50.007443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60040.00/cwt40.00–40.006401

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.